Lansdale man pleads guilty to child rape

COURTHOUSE — A Lansdale man who was arrested for raping an 11-year-old girl in Lansdale pleaded guilty in front of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Carluccio on Monday morning.

Lafonsa Grover Perry, 24, of the 100 block of Penn Street, entered into an open guilty plea which means he has no expectation of sentencing and his fate is in the judge’s hands.

Perry has been remanded to custody without bail to await sentencing.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Jan. 19, 2012 the Lansdale Police Department received a report stating a juvenile female had been sexually assaulted by Perry at his home on more than one occasion between September 2011 and January 2012.

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Prosecuting attorney Kathleen Colgan said she is glad Perry owned up to his crime and by admitting guilt he spared the victim further trauma in a trial.

The victim told police she would talk to Perry about sex and having sex through Facebook. She said she met up with him at his home where he had sex with her. According to police, the victim said Perry gave her marijuana.

Police viewed the victim’s Facebook account and found Perry’s account. Police were able to determine that at the time of the incident, Perry was 22 years old.

The victim described Perry’s room as being upstairs, having wood floors, a mattress with no box spring, a chair behind the bed, and a view of a parking lot out of the window.

The affidavit of probable cause states that on Feb. 29, 2012 police served a search warrant at Perry’s home and found his room matched the description given by the victim. Police also found an Acer Laptop. The screen showed his Facebook page. Police also found a digital scale with suspected marijuana on it.

Perry told police he did contact the victim via Facebook. He confirmed with police they spoke about sex on Facebook and that she had been to his house where they smoked marijuana together. He initially denied having sex with the victim.

Perry will be sentenced after a pre-sentencing investigation is completed. The pre-sentencing investigation is used for the judge to learn more about the defendant and determine if he has any mental illness, drug abuse problems or other factors that may have contributed to the crime.